Robert S. Hilbert Memorial Student Travel Grants

Established in 2009 by Optical Research Associates (ORA), now the Optical Solutions Group at Synopsys, as a memorial to ORA’s former President and Chief Executive Officer Robert S. Hilbert, this program recognizes the research excellence of students in the areas of optical engineering, lens design and illumination design. Three grants of $1,100 USD can be awarded annually. We thank the Optical Solutions Group at Synopsys for their sponsorship of this program.

Criteria for Eligibility

Applicant must be the presenter of an accepted paper at a qualifying meeting (Note: preference is given to oral presentations, but posters are eligible as well.)

Applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student of an educational institution of collegiate grade who is devoting more than half-time to studies within the institution at the time the paper was written.

Accepted paper/poster must include research in the areas of optical engineering, lens design and/or illumination design.

Applicants are encouraged to include graphics created using either CODE V® or LightTools®.

Application Requirements

Please combine the following materials into one document as a .pdf file. Name your file "FirstName.LastName".

OSAF Travel Grant Application completely filled out

Copy of the paper and abstract submitted to the meeting

Your CV/Resume

A high-quality .jpg headshot for promotions. File size should be 500 KB or larger. Should be sent seperate from other materials

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